Archmage Support

Archmage SupportLightning, Arcane, Support, Spell
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Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Brand skills, Orb skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to (10-19)% of Unreserved Maximum Mana
Supported Skills have added Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 31Metadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemArchmage

Archmage Support is a support gem that adds lightning damage to the supported skill, based on the caster's unreserved maximum mana, with the downside of also adding an additional mana cost.

Gem level progression

Level			% of Mana Added as Lighting Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	52	10%	0	0
2	34	57	10%	285815	285815
3	36	60	11%	252595	538410
4	38	63	11%	314394	852804
5	40	66	12%	388734	1241538
6	42	69	12%	477437	1718975
7	44	72	13%	583786	2302761
8	46	75	13%	710359	3013120
9	48	78	14%	1355511	4368631
10	50	81	14%	1138877	5507508
11	52	84	15%	1368233	6875741
12	54	87	15%	1638338	8514079
13	56	90	16%	1956648	10470727
14	58	93	16%	3655184	14125911
15	60	96	17%	3017327	17143238
16	62	99	17%	7720126	24863364
17	64	102	18%	15058455	39921819
18	66	105	18%	25964218	65886037
19	68	108	19%	62460771	128346808
20	70	111	19%	211508743	339855551
21	72	114	20%	—	—
22	74	—	20%	—	—
23	76	—	21%	—	—
24	78	—	21%	—	—
25	80	—	22%	—	—
26	82	—	22%	—	—
27	84	—	23%	—	—
28	86	—	23%	—	—
29	88	—	24%	—	—
30	90	—	24%	—	—
31	91	—	24%	—	—
32	92	—	25%	—	—
33	93	—	25%	—	—
34	94	—	25%	—	—
35	95	—	25%	—	—
36	96	—	26%	—	—
37	97	—	26%	—	—
38	98	—	26%	—	—
39	99	—	26%	—	—
40	100	—	27%	—	—

Item acquisition

Archmage Support can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Archmage Support can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	Random level 20 support gem	A
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Clarissa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	Can no longer Support Brand or Orb Skills. No longer has "Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend" or "Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher". It now has "Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 10% of Unreserved Maximum Mana" at gem level 1, scaling up to 19% at gem level 20. It also now has "Supported Skills have added Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana", and Quality now causes Supported Skills to deal 0-10% increased Spell Damage, instead of causing Supported Skills to have 0-10% increased Mana Cost.
3.15.0d	Archmage Support now has Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost (previously 60%).
3.15.0	Supported Skills now gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 60% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend (previously 70-108%). Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher (previously 6%). Can now support triggered spells. Can no longer support Arcane Skills. Quality on the Anomalous Archmage Support now grants “Supported Skills lose Added Lighting Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend” (previously 0-60%), and “Supported Skills gain Added Cold Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend" (previously 0-60%).
3.11.0	Supported skills now gain added lightning damage equal to 70% of Mana Cost at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 108% at gem level 20 (from 127%).
3.10.0	Archmage Support has been added to the game.